[Manfred the Wonder Dawg]

“As you mature in your Christian walk the desire grows to do good things and the desire to do bad things diminishes. It is the work of the Holy Spirit in us.”

I would add that as we mature in Christ, we grow to see our own sin more and hate it all the more, being broken over what we have held dear that is repugnant in the eyes of the Lord who bought us with His life.

Let all God’s children praise Him for His wonderful mercy and finished work at Calvary!

[wmfights]

I would add that as we mature in Christ, we grow to see our own sin more and hate it all the more, being broken over what we have held dear that is repugnant in the eyes of the Lord who bought us with His life.

That is so true. Well said.

At those moments, it really hits home how undeserving I truly am.

...finished work at Calvary!

If it is finished the role of the church is not that of a dispenser of grace, or a selector of the elect, but a place of worship and fellowship.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

I would add that as we mature in Christ, we grow to see our own sin more and hate it all the more, being broken over what we have held dear that is repugnant in the eyes of the Lord who bought us with His life.

Let all God's children praise Him for His wonderful mercy and finished work at Calvary!

AMEN!

"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement." -- Romans 5:8-11

"Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth." -- John 17:17